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Lviv State University of Physical Culture

In research, Lviv State University of Physical Culture stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,402 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,848 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,765 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation and Health Professions — Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation is 71.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,885
of 28,054 · #31,883 all time
Rank in Ukraine
#177
of 309
Research works
650
▲ 175% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Lviv State University of Physical Culture known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,402 of 11,982 4.9%98 #14114
Social SciencesDomain #7,848 of 10,521 13.0%122 #12484
Social SciencesField #5,765 of 6,365 9.2%66 #8597

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lviv State University of Physical Culture sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#14,114 #6,402
  2. Social Sciences#12,484 #7,848
  3. Social Sciences#8,597 #5,765
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Lviv State University of Physical Culture specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation takes 71.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 36.3 works71×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 49.6 works6.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.74× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lviv State University of Physical Culture?

Ranked on the composite score, Maryan Pityn, Olha Romanchuk and Юлія Павлова lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lviv State University of Physical Culture.

  1. 1 Maryan Pityn Ukraine · #448,678 worldwide 6 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Olha Romanchuk Ukraine · #487,319 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Юлія Павлова Ukraine · #552,694 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Yuriy Brіskіn Ukraine · #623,317 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Olha Zadorozhna Ukraine · #803,189 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Марія Паска Ukraine · #851,287 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Lviv State University of Physical Culture

Which keywords describe research at Lviv State University of Physical Culture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Physical Education, Athletic Training, Health Promotion, Motor Skills Development, Biomechanical Analysis, Fitness Technology and Sports Science.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health39▲ 9.5×17 topics
  2. Physical Education34▲ 100×5 topics
  3. Athletic Training34▲ 132×2 topics
  4. Health Promotion34▲ 38×5 topics
  5. Motor Skills Development32▲ 125×2 topics
  6. Biomechanical Analysis32▲ 177×2 topics
  7. Fitness Technology32▲ 467×1 topic
  8. Sports Science32▲ 467×1 topic
  9. Sustainable Development23▲ 5.3×24 topics
  10. Physical Activity23▲ 17×9 topics
  11. Public Health17▲ 4.2×16 topics
  12. Nutrition17▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Epidemiology16▲ 1.42×19 topics
  14. Globalization15▲ 2.7×20 topics
  15. Education14▲ 2.9×19 topics
  16. Innovation13▲ 4.4×22 topics
  17. Pedagogy12▲ 8.9×12 topics
  18. Obesity12▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Economic Security11▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Educational Technology11▲ 3.2×13 topics
  21. Chronic Diseases10▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Financial Security10▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Environmental Management10▲ 8.7×5 topics
  24. Economic Development10▲ 4.2×11 topics
  25. Teacher Training10▲ 5.5×8 topics
  26. Elderly9▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Health9▲ 7.7×7 topics
  28. Educational Technologies9▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Legal Regulation9▲ 14×7 topics
  30. Forest Biodiversity8▲ 158×1 topic
  31. Tourism Industry8▲ 158×1 topic
  32. Digital Transformation8▲ 5.5×11 topics
  33. Higher Education8▲ 5.1×10 topics
  34. Dietary Supplements8▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Food Consumption8▲ 182×1 topic
  36. Distance Learning7▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Biomechanics6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  38. Bilingualism6▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Sociolinguistics6▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Language Contact6▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Lviv State University of Physical Culture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Education and Training Studies, Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine, Nutrition and Health Studies and Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity.

Physical Education and T…32Physical Education and Training Studies: 32 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 8 fractional worksNutrition and Health Studies: 8 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 6 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 6 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 6 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 6 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 5 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 4 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationGlobal and Planetary ChangePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthLanguage and Linguistics6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 32 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  4. 4 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 6 works
  5. 5 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 6 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  10. 10 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available87.1%not open12.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lviv State University of Physical Culture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 175% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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